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Hundreds thousands to seek
  Explanation: Tried or exhausted all means. With "every possible means."
  Source: Yuan Shang Zhongxian "Single Whip wins lance" Second off: "It was really good to his filial Complete Loyalty, Zenken ingrate that made sense back on death row, thousands of dry spent hundreds seeking."
No. 2
  词 目 百计千谋
  发 音 bǎi jì qiān móu
  释 义 想尽或用尽一切办法。同“千方百计”。
  出 处 元·尚仲贤《单鞭夺槊》第二折:“据着他全忠尽孝真良将,怎肯做背义忘恩那死囚,干费了百计千谋。”
  示 例 清·俞樾《恤商论》:“而忧中国之富,百计千谋,必尽括其财而后已。”
  用 法 作状语、宾语;指想尽一切办法
  近义词 千方百计、想方设法